Introduction: The Social Penetration Theory interests me because it can help the general public understand why they have different levels of self-disclosure with different people and in different situations, and it can help them to understand how they can develop more intimacy with people and gain greater relationship satisfaction. I will be reviewing the Social Penetration Theory when it comes to self-disclosure in online dating. Jiang, Bazaarova and Hancock explain how people participating in computer-mediated communication have a higher level of self-disclosure than people participating in face-to-face communication. Gibbs, Ellison and Heino conduct a study to explain how someones goals for face-to-face communication with their online
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97) This is called the Social Penetration Theory. Social penetration is defined as, “The process of developing deeper intimacy with another person through mutual self-disclosure and other forms of vulnerability.” (Griffin, 2015, p. 97) They use this theory to help explain how people form relationships. They want to know what made two people want to become friends or want to begin an intimate relationship. According to Altman and Taylor, people are similar to onions, because we have different layers of personality. (Griffin, 2015) The more layers that one peels, the more vulnerable they become, and this is all based on the level of self-disclosure, which can be defined as, “The voluntary sharing of personal history, preferences, attitudes, feelings, values, secrets, etc., with another person.” (Griffin, 2015, p. 97) Your level of self-disclosure depends on the feedback that you're getting from another person or the vibe that they are putting …show more content…
These two conducted a study to explain how idiomatic communication relates to the development and termination of a relationship. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Idiomatic communication is communication within a relationship that consists of verbal and nonverbal gestures that have a special meaning to the relationship. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) These gestures include confrontations, expressions of affection, nicknames, sexual invitations and teasing insults. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) The participants for this study included 275 students that were currently in a romantic relationship, their ages ranged from 18-41. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Each participant was asked to take a survey that asked questions about the solidarity in their relationship and their relationship satisfaction. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) There were twenty questions about the solidarity and five questions about relational satisfaction, etch question needed to be rated on a seven point scale. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Each participant was informed about what exactly idiomatic communication is, and afterwards they were given examples. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Finally, they were asked to fill out a form about al the different idioms that exist in their current relationship. (Neray-Dunleavy and
97) This is called the Social Penetration Theory. Social penetration is defined as, “The process of developing deeper intimacy with another person through mutual self-disclosure and other forms of vulnerability.” (Griffin, 2015, p. 97) They use this theory to help explain how people form relationships. They want to know what made two people want to become friends or want to begin an intimate relationship. According to Altman and Taylor, people are similar to onions, because we have different layers of personality. (Griffin, 2015) The more layers that one peels, the more vulnerable they become, and this is all based on the level of self-disclosure, which can be defined as, “The voluntary sharing of personal history, preferences, attitudes, feelings, values, secrets, etc., with another person.” (Griffin, 2015, p. 97) Your level of self-disclosure depends on the feedback that you're getting from another person or the vibe that they are putting …show more content…
These two conducted a study to explain how idiomatic communication relates to the development and termination of a relationship. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Idiomatic communication is communication within a relationship that consists of verbal and nonverbal gestures that have a special meaning to the relationship. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) These gestures include confrontations, expressions of affection, nicknames, sexual invitations and teasing insults. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) The participants for this study included 275 students that were currently in a romantic relationship, their ages ranged from 18-41. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Each participant was asked to take a survey that asked questions about the solidarity in their relationship and their relationship satisfaction. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) There were twenty questions about the solidarity and five questions about relational satisfaction, etch question needed to be rated on a seven point scale. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Each participant was informed about what exactly idiomatic communication is, and afterwards they were given examples. (Neray-Dunleavy and Booth-Butterfield) Finally, they were asked to fill out a form about al the different idioms that exist in their current relationship. (Neray-Dunleavy and